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Definition of Grammar school
1. Noun. A secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college.
2. Noun. A school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades.
Generic synonyms: School
Specialized synonyms: Junior School, Infant School
Definition of Grammar school
1. Noun. (archaic) A school that teaches its pupils the grammar system of a European language, especially Latin and Greek. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination. ¹
3. Noun. (American English) Elementary school. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grammar School
Literary usage of Grammar school
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Schools at the Reformation 1546-8 by Arthur Francis Leach (1896)
"2d.), and "the advantage of his scholars.'' 22. What was a Free grammar school ?
This brings us to another point: What was the meaning of Free School ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1864)
"There were several such grammar schools of some distinction in that far- north
region ; and old Aberdeen had a grammar-school of its own, ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1836)
"THE FREE grammar school OP ST. OLAVE'S AND ST. ... On the right of the porch is
the principal or grammar-school, the interior of which is ^n feet in length ..."
4. Readings in the History of Education: A Collection of Sources and Readings by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (1920)
"GRANTHAM FREE grammar school The school attended by Isaac Newton as a boy.
A good type of grammar-school interior of the time ai>d play, with some Greek, ..."
5. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1879)
"The grammar school course in this city is shorter than in some others; but the
committee think that this is more than compensated for hy a preparatory high ..."
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